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Website. wmata.com. The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA / wəˈmɑːtə / wə-MAH-tə), [ 3 ] commonly referred to as Metro, is a tri-jurisdictional public transit agency that operates transit service in the Washington metropolitan area. WMATA was created by the United States Congress as an interstate compact between ...
The Washington Metro, often abbreviated as the Metro and formally the Metrorail, [ 4 ] is a rapid transit system serving the Washington metropolitan area of the United States. It is administered by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), which also operates the Metrobus service under the Metro name. [ 5 ]
The Metro Transit Police Department (MTPD) is the transit police agency of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), created by the WMATA Compact on June 4, 1976. [1] The MTPD is unique in U.S. law enforcement as it is the only U.S. police agency that has full police authority in relation to a multi-state metro system.
WASHINGTON, DC — A federally appointed watchdog said the Washington Area Metropolitan Transit Authority did not intentionally fail to make public two faults in the wheel sets of 7000-series ...
There have been numerous incidents on the Washington Metro over its history, including several collisions causing injuries and fatalities, and numerous derailments. The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) has been criticized for disregarding safety warnings and advice from experts.
Monday morning marked a big step for transportation improvement in the Northern Virginia area as the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) broke ground on a new metrobus facility ...
WASHINGTON, DC — An audit conducted by the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission found that the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority's Metrorail system is not meeting its own safety ...
With an average weekday ridership of 764,300, the Washington Metro is the second-busiest rapid transit system in the United States behind the New York City Subway. [1] As of 2023, the system has 98 active stations on six lines with 129 miles (208 km) of tracks.